COMPLETE SET OF STANDING LIBERTY QUARTERS (07/20/2009)

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COMPLETE SET OF STANDING LIBERTY QUARTERS

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Sold Date: 07/20/2009
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Coins & Currency

T are 36 coins in this set. The only coin missing is the 1916.
(Comes with the Dansco Album.)
Please note we added the reverse coin side for the 1917, 1917-D and 1917-S ONLY .
Please read why :
In 1916 Charles E. Barber’s designs for the dime, quarter, and halfdollar were set aside, replaced by Adolph A. Weinman’s designs for the dime (Winged Liberty Head, or Mercury) and half dollar (Liberty Walking); and Hermon A. MacNeil’s design for the quarter. MacNeil, a noted sculptor for public works projects, placed a standing pose of Liberty on the obverse of the quarter and a soaring eagle on the reverse. His models for Liberty were likely silent film actor Dora Doscher (also known as Doris Doree) and Broadway actor Irene MacDowell. Though MacNeil’s design was a continuance of the artistic renaissance displayed on other coins of the early 20th century, one aspect of his portrayal of Liberty has been the subject of debate ever since: her partial nudity, specifically the undraped right breast. The 1896 $5 Silver Certificate had similarly exposed the female body, reportedly to the dismay of the ladies of Boston society, which resulted in some bankers refusing to handle the notes.

MacNeil’s Liberty was covered up in 1917 (thus producing the Type 2 style) not by extension of her cloth robes but by a somewhat incongruous chain mail vest, and many assume the reason for the change was public disapproval of the nudity. However, some well-respected scholars disagree, noting that no contemporary accounts of such objections are known, and that it was instead MacNeil’s decision to change the design, based on his dissatisfaction with elements of the original effort. The new portrayal may have been a message of America’s military preparedness, while others suggest changes were made without MacNeil’s approval (perhaps by Mint Engraver Charles E. Barber); the discussion is ongoing. The duality of opinion is evident in the fact that one author describes the two types as “Bare Bosom” and “Covered Bosom”, while others focus not on Liberty but instead on the change in star placement on the reverse, calling the two types No Stars Below Eagle and Stars Below Eagle.

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